I'm glad you enjoy Joculation. Honestly the effort each week is really for the crowd regardless of the size and it's always good to get feedback.

I'm kind of chuckling because I've been in the middle of rebranding, website building, overlay building (yes the plan is for Joculation to eventually become a video stream) and merch creation (first two pieces are done I have two in process and a third I'm still roughing out). During this process I've had to write out an "About Me" (which I'm still struggling with), and it's good to see that it covers all the show related questions so far.

So about 2-1/2 years ago (more or less), I was approached by a friend to do a Friday night show here on MSP Waves. I was going to be one of three co-hosting a different show called Voices from the Mountains (because we were all based in Colorado). The show was not anything like what Joculation is currently. At the time I was asked to do a full show on US Taxes and cryptocurrencies. I agreed with a caveat, after that show - no more taxes because I wanted to explore creating parody/satire commercials. At that time, I had some success in the STEEM community writing some satire pieces, and I wanted to try a new medium. Next show we aired my first commercial The Joy of Shitcoin Trading. The concept was, what would it be like if Bob Ross taught cryptocurrency daytrading?

As time went on, creative differences and life events caused the group to split apart, and I wasn't sure what to do. I knew I wanted to continue broadcasting as long as I was enjoying it, but now I was a party of one. At the time, @r0ndon wasn't excited about the prospect of just me, but reluctantly agreed. It took some time to find my voice and format, and here we are.

Side note on this already long ass response. I don't think most can understand or appreciate how much empty space there is to fill as a solo show. After doing both a group show and a solo show, I have a million times more respect for solo shows because you have nowhere to hide on an off night. Five minutes is hard enough to fill - two hours is superhuman in some ways. (See @crimsonclad you're superhuman)

I suppose the difference now is I take things a bit more serious around the material I'm creating - which is a blog in and of itself. One day I may get more serious about letting people who are interested see what goes into show development each week.

Joculation opened me up to Podcasting on Anchor, so I have a seasonal podcast called Everyday Crazy which can be found across most major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple, Google Breaker, Pocketcast, etc.) I am in the middle of recording/editing new material for Season 2. I'm also still developing parody/satire commercials (some of which are on SoundCloud).

Regarding the storytelling aspect - I have always loved stories, wordplay and humor. After first reading Edgar Allen Poe's The Cask of Amontillado, I was going to become a writer once I graduated high school, but life took me in a different direction. Maybe in some ways that storytelling aspect is a reflection of the writer I expected I would one day become.

Thanks for the comment.